Suicide: Remembering Garrett by Senator Gordon Smith
his son was suffering from deep depression ... (died @ age 22)

My comments to him:

April 21, 2006

Dear Senator Gordon Smith,

I am very sorry to hear about your son, Garrett. I saw you talk just now on CNN 360

My son struggles with depression for past 17 years. In his case he quit taking Prozak after one year of being on it, as he said it did no good. He was exposed to 2-butoxyethanol when he was 18 years old as a bioremediation worker of the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup (the CFIDS causing chemical: 2-butoxyethanol) Bart Stupak's son committed suicide after taking Accutane for acne ... there is an inert butylated ingredient in that which I suspect for this kind of hopelessness/depression.

My son is every day depressed, every day tired ... and others don't give him any 'space' for being poisoned. All the same he has been a successful person. He graduated in civil engineering, has built several homes for his family, flies a plane.

I write web pages about what it took me 4 years to learn. Note the checklist of how to recognize 2-butoxyethanol overexposure.
In my son's case, Exxon was taking blood, and they found the hemolytic anemia,
but didn't tell him.

We need to pay more attention to the FATIGUE of CFIDS to get to the core of this chemical's harm:

Sincerely,

Margaret Diann H____, Box 233, Valdez, AK 99686
Cc: US Rep Bart Stupak
Cc: Senator Lisa Murkowski
Cc: Sarah Palin, running for Alaska Governor

My hand out (checklist for CFIDS harm):

Quote:

A cause of horrible headaches & short term memory loss can be caused from a commonly used chemical in paint & in products that clean. Affects carpenters, mechanics, housewives, & MILITARY! Was used in 1989 & could have affected Valdez people as well as EVOS workers.
After oil, the only chemical exposure that is the same for gulf war vets and Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup workers ... is 2-butoxyethanol

C6H14O2/CH3(CH2)2CH2OCH2CH2OH

The fatigue is the provable harm, but hard to find.

2-butoxyethanol overexposure LOOKS LIKE the FLU
http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/lookslikeflu.htm

Checklist for Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: CFIDS, CFS
___ Do you recall a serious flu?
___ sniffling? diarrhea? eyes burning? fatigue:

Symptoms of hemolytic anemia ... suspect autoimmune


___ Chills
___ Fatigue
___ Pale color
___ Shortness of breath
___ Rapid heart rate
___ Yellow skin color (jaundice)
___ Dark urine (indicative of blood in urine)
___ Red blood cells that are small-sized, etc
___ Enlarged spleen

___ Horrible Headaches
___ Depression (Central Nervous System damage)

___ Some Autoimmune issue, often diabetes

___ Short term memory loss (CNS damage)
___ Suicidal Tendencies (CNS)
___ Change in personality - constantly irritable
___ Mimics true psychiatric disorder (CNS)
___ Difficulty sleeping,(CNS) etc
___ Difficulty concentrating,(CNS) etc

___ Hormonal imbalances (high or low)
___ Blood pressure abnormalities (high or low)

___ Brain tumors or tumors anywhere
___ Cancers
___ Miscarriages
___ loss of interest in sex?
___ Birth Defects

___ Swollen or enlarged glands/organs possible

Share this with your doctor.
Could the ailment you are sharing be considered for 2-butoxyethanol harm?
Is the pattern there?

For more information on 2-butoxyethanol contact PO Box 233, Valdez, AK 99686
907-831-1000 I recognize the pattern, that's all